Month: August 2015

This is the second book in The Secret Life of Amy Benson series. I previously reviewed the first book and that review can be found here.

MY REVIEW

The second book obviously picks up where the first book left off. Amy is still trying to figure out her past and her relationship with Liam. Also returning in the second book are Derek, Jared, and Meg. Amy is starting to have more memories resurface from her past and is getting closer to putting the dots of her past together, and is still suffering from her blackout and other physical issues.You still have the sex scenes between Liam and Amy, some of which I think are at inappropriate times. (But, maybe, it is part of Liam’s master plan or does he really just love her, I do not know, I am so confused).

There are a lot of new reveals in this book, but I am still trying to figure it out in my own head of who to trust or not to trust. The jury is still out on Liam………. As with book one, the book ends with a cliffhanger. I think I am a book masochistic but with this series I just cannot control myself. I must have answers and I hope are revealed in the third book, Forsaken.

However, now I realize there is a fourth book, Unbroken, coming out on September 7, 2015!

So I vow I will not read Forsaken until Unbroken comes out. I absolutely refuse, repeat, repeat..

Beth Copeland has made a terrible mistake. She slept with her long time crush Mark Asher…the man she couldn’t get out of her head, the man she dreamed about…the man who recently broke up with her best friend, Kelsey Woods!

Beth is consumed with guilt and is certain she will never let that one night of passion be repeated, but sometimes a gorgeous cowboy is hard to resist…

The second blazing novel in the brand new Copeland Ranch romance trilogy from Kristina O’Grady

THE COPELAND RANCH TRILOGY

Book 1 – I Choose You, Book 2 – Because of You, Book 3 – All For You

MY REVIEW

This was a love story involving Beth Copeland and Mark Asher, who have been in love with each other for years but haven’t been able to come together until one drunken night.(Never a good beginning, but hey) There are some blame games and self defeating behaviors between Beth and Mark, and some interceptors with Beth’s best friend, Kelsey and Beth’s family. Oh, did I mention that Kelsey and Mark dated for five years? (Side note to Kelsey: If he doesn’t put a ring on it within three years, time to MOVE ON AND UP!)

But in the end, all in the their world is good or so it seems………

Beth was a character that I had trouble relating to and her choices to me throughout the book were unassertive. Working at a catering business for a film crew for no money and the methodical evil chef all to avoid Mark?

I did like that the characters were well developed and the story was descriptively written. I didn’t like the time jumps in the book and the jumping around reading about one character and then suddenly the next chapter you start with a different character. Personally, it lacked cohesion for me. I did like the unexpected scene between Mark and the cow as I clearly did not see that coming.

Overall, I give it 3 of out of 3 cowboys.

I did not read the first book in the series but there seems to be references back to the first book so I was able to follow along. I do not know if reading the first book would have many a difference in my opinion.

3) Speed through the book covers, choose one which has instantly appealed to your eye,

4) Read the book Bio/ Description for this book,

5) If there are reviews, check out a couple,

6) Make an instant decision, would you BUY or PASS?

Book Description:
Cupcake-loving croupier Tiffany Black is determined to leave her job at the casino for good. She’s one small step away from acquiring her Private Investigator license, and has her eye on the prize.
Accepting her first real case – investigating the murder of casino-mogul Ethan Becker – should be exciting. Instead, things spiral out of control and Tiffany finds herself in over her head, as she confronts secretive suspects, corrupt casino henchmen and a bodyguard with a mysterious past.
Tiffany’s poker-hustling Nanna and pushy parents want her to find a nice man and settle down, but Tiffany just wants to track down the real murderer before he finds her first…

I choose this cover because of the embellishment of the items on the cover. The book is clearly about an investigation into a murder in Las Vegas. I like that the cover appears to show that the book isn’t a serious mystery but a playful mystery.

BUY OR PASS? If it was just one book, I would buy it, but it appears to be the first book out of three, so I’d probably PASS. But I don’t know what if the fist book is so good, I am missing out on a different genre and possibly a new category of fiction to love.

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Disclosure: I received a sample of this product from Crowdtap. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

This is a book involving Lucy and Ian. Lucy lives in a small town and is a camp counselor at Moon Bay Camp for Kids during the summer, which she has done all her adult life, and she loves it. Lucy is all heart with children and her family, but if you cross her, she is not someone you want to contend with, which Ian quickly finds out. Ian is a self-made man, a land developer, that came from a difficult background. He throws everything into his work. Ian appears at Moon Bay Camp to buy the failing camp from the owner. Needless to say, once Lucy hears of this it is a crusade against Ian. Lucy refuses to let the camp and all the camp represents to be turned into a profit by Ian.

Initially, the book starts off a little slow and then suddenly I could not turn the pages fast enough to see what Lucy was going to do next. Also, nicely weaved into the story line is Lucy’s sister, who owns a quaint coffee shop in town, her husband and little girl. Towards the end of the book, you are also introduced to someone interesting in Ian’s life as well.

Overall, this was an amazing read. Once it picked up, I could not put it down. It is amazing what a little change in one’s life can do to put you back on the track you were destined for. Is it true love for these two??? That’s for you to find out.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html> : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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